Tricky General Knowledge


1What name was given to privateers, authorized to conduct raids on shipping of a nation at war with France, on behalf of the French crown?
2In 2002, who filed for divorce from his wife Lisa Marie Presley after being married for just three months?
3What is the lightest metal under standard conditions?
4What was the original name of Wembley Stadium?
5Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris was better known as who?
6Which two men are waiting for Godot?
7In the naval term 'freeze the balls on a brass monkey', what is a brass monkey?
8Which British aircraft manufacturer produced the Spitfire?
9What artist designed the logo for Chupa Chups lollipops?
10In 1944 Helen Duncan was the last case of a woman being tried and convicted in the U.K. for what crime?
quiz kindly submitted by Joan on 11th March 2016